Commentary on local issues from guest contributors.
By Baila Lemonik, Dan Stoller, Celeste Theis and Margaret Yonco-Haines Washington is broken, and Congressman Mike Lawler isn’t doing anything about it. Recently, a group of MAGA Republicans in Congress led a successful effort to remove their own leader, U.S.
Read MoreBy Alana Pero Empathy. Compassion. Understanding. Those are the values I cherish for my family, for myself and for my community. However, those three words are often missing when I see and hear stories about JCCA’s Pleasantville campus. As a
Read MoreEarly on Oct. 7, while most Americans were asleep, Jews experienced their bloodiest day since the Holocaust. Hamas terrorists from Gaza invaded southern Israel, crashing through the border fence and paragliding into a music festival. They went on to kill at least
Read MoreBy Rabbi Jonathan Jaffe Dear Friends, Please forgive me as I act so boldly as to speak for our collective Jewish community. I am writing in the fear that you may not know what your Jewish friends are currently going
Read MoreBy Judith Sage Regrettably, I am unable to support the candidates currently running on the Democratic line this November in Mount Kisco. I will be voting for the three candidates from the Independent Inclusive Party: Mike Cindrich, a retired law enforcement professional;
Read MoreBy Danielle Coffey Across the country, quality journalism is critical for sharing important news affecting our society. Through their timely reporting, journalists play a uniquely critical role in informing, engaging and empowering citizens. Without the dedicated work of journalists, corruption
Read MoreBy Richard Mendelson As we honor the achievements and rights of America’s workers on Labor Day, we at the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) continue the agency’s 53-year tradition of protecting the nation’s workers by
Read MoreBy Robert R. Daraio A person for whom I have great respect and affection sent me an editorial written by Victor Davis Hanson, a distinguished conservative university professor, that suggested that the way to preserve American democracy is as follows: “Most
Read MoreBy Capt. Peter DiChiara Renee Fogarty’s piece last week (“Life in Prison Without Parole Doesn’t Stop Perpetual Cycle of Harm”) decrying Assemblyman Slater’s no parole for cop killers legislation equates to a fantasy novel of a make-believe utopia. Don’t let
Read MoreBy Rep. Mike Lawler and Assemblyman Matt Slater Having both served in state and local government, we know first-hand the impacts of the fentanyl epidemic in the Hudson Valley. Substance use disorder and fentanyl are ripping families and communities apart
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